Positive preclinical POC data show that novel gene therapy, AXV-201, prevented obesity and metabolic disease in a monogenic ...

Researchers examined the heritability of body mass index (BMI), highlighting that genetics and the gut microbiome both play major roles in obesity risk. The review emphasizes that maternal microbiome ...

Researchers analyzing data from 915 U.S. cities found that both obesity and impulsivity (measured by ADHD rates) are less ...

Obesity increases the risk of numerous secondary diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and mental illness. Prof. Dr. Kerstin Stemmer, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the ...

By Charalambos Charalambous In classrooms, parks, offices and even around the family dinner table, the signs are becoming harder to ignore. As an educator, a scientist of human physical health, and a ...

Despite growing concerns from doctors and international health organisations, obesity is still not officially recognised as a ...

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a ...

The researchers said they aren’t certain why these types of GLP-1 drugs have anticancer properties ... Unhealthy eating patterns and a sedentary lifestyle may lead to obesity. Other factors like ...

People who have TIA’s, or warning strokes, are at increased risk of having a full stroke. Full strokes can happen in as little as 90 days post TIA.

MODY is a rare and genetic form of diabetes, distinct from commoner ... type 2 diabetes but if the patient is lean, does not have obesity, and other markers of insulin resistance—such as the ...

It is in phase 2 testing, with PWS, a rare genetic form of obesity, the lead indication with a possible launch date pencilled in for 2026 if all goes well. Also in Aardvark’s clinical pipeline ...

The development of obesity is influenced by a complex interplay of nutritional determinants, genetic predispositions ... This Research Topic welcomes a variety of article types, including original ...